This video is a fast paced introduction to fabric science. Your students will learn about fabrics that repair broken hearts, stop bullets, fight fire, stop water, protect against outer space, and enable people to fly. They will also learn about the fabrics they wear and use everyday. Viewers tour a modern textile mill and watch raw acrylic become fabric. They see yarn spun by both a traditional spinning wheel and by modern technology. They see fabric created by both a traditional hand loom and by high speed computerized machines.
This video is a fast paced introduction to fabric science. Your students will learn about fabrics that repair broken hearts, stop bullets, fight fire, stop water, protect against outer space, and enable people to fly. They will also learn about the fabrics they wear and use everyday. Viewers tour a modern textile mill and watch raw acrylic become fabric. They see yarn spun by both a traditional spinning wheel and by modern technology. They see fabric created by both a traditional hand loom and by high speed computerized machines.
Content Note
Definition of fabrics -- How it is made -- Blended fabrics -- How fabric is finished.